Critical Reception
In 2007, the album was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album and won the following February at the 50th Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for a Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year. By January 2009, the album had sold less than 1,000 copies.
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